Results for 'Zostavax Immunosuppression Herpes Zoster Prednisolone Prednisone Tacrolimus Inflammatory Conditions'
Is it OK/safe to drink wine while taking oral tacrolimus?
I take 4mg of tacrolimus a day. Been taking it for four years. I’ve recently started wanting to enjoy a glass of wine in the evening but... read more
Prednisone vs prednisolone?
Since prednisone is an inactive drug precursor that must be converted to prednisolone in the liver to become active, why is it the most... read more
What's the difference between prednisone and prednisolone?
Does one have stronger side effects than the other?
Shingrix - Shingles/Shingrex Vaccine?
I'm reading all the comments on the Shingrex vaccine. Trying to decide what to do. I've never had any reaction to a vaccine but I had a... read more
Polymyalgia Rheumatica - I am 51 and was diagnosed with PMR two years ago by an internal medicine...
... NP. The rheumatologist I have just started seeing says I am "too young" to have PMR, though I have all the debilitating symptoms and... read more
I found a prescription for Valtrex in my boyfriend's name. We've been together for several months &?
... I've never noticed any warts or genital sores, & He "Claims" his dermatologist prescribed it for his face! He doesn't get... read more
What dosage of lysine is best for herpes outbreaks?
I am just starting to take l-lysine as a friend suggested it. I am two weeks into shingles, started getting two cold sores and a terrible sty on the... read more
Ocular Herpes Simplex - I am a Nurse Practitioner and got HSV at work?
I was infected in my eye while culturing a patient. The virus was mutated and had Type 1 & 2 in it. It caused Keratitis, then spread to my brain... read more
How to cope living with herpes?
I contracted herpes from my girlfriend and have been dealing with it for the past year and a half. I have occasional breakouts on the mouth,... read more
Why replace methotrexate with Humira?
I was on 7.5 mg methotrexate & 12.5 mg of prednisolone a few months ago. But due to my two recent infections & hospital admissions... read more